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Starbucks to Open 150 European Locations: Report

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Starbucks Corp SBUX is boosting its European presence with plans to license 150 new locations in the United Kingdom, France and Germany over the next three years, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. The shops are to be...

Tags: Starbucks Corp., U.K., France, Germany, licensing deal, coffee shop, licensing agreement, New York, Thomson Reuters Corp., partnership, food, U.S.

News items 2008-06-11

Hot Shops: Retail Revamps

It's not enough to offer a sale anymore. Light years apart in brand image and market appeal, both shops are targeting "The to Die for" position which retailers the world over are striving to reach, the point at which a store becomes "A Destination," a place where people choose to...

Tags: Retail, Branding, brand image, retail company, brand

White papers 2005-12-01

Make to Order Kanban

Article asserts that most managers of non-repetitive shops look with envy on the ease of scheduling the repetitive shop with Kanbans. The benefits of Kanban pull systems in the repetitive shop have been significant and well-documented. The article describes the development of MTO KANBAN for a product and process Development...

Tags: benefit

White papers 2003-01-01

Additional Resources

Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Get UFood Grill

FOOD AND BEVERAGE CLOSE-UP-8 June 2009-Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Get UFood GrillC2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com UFood Restaurant Group, an operator of better-for-you fast-casual restaurants, announced that the Company has signed an agreement to open a UFood Grill in the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport with...

Articles 2009-06-08

Qponix Unveils Combo Widget

FOOD AND BEVERAGE CLOSE-UP-8 June 2009-Qponix Unveils Combo WidgetC2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Qponix launched its widget-based network that connects brands, promotions and coupons directly with consumers as they shop online. The new solution offers retailers and manufacturers the opportunity to engage consumers more directly during...

Articles 2009-06-08

Nielsen and NMI Analysis: Green Consumers Spend More in Warehouse Clubs

FOOD AND BEVERAGE CLOSE-UP-8 June 2009-Nielsen and NMI Analysis: Green Consumers Spend More in Warehouse ClubsC2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com The Nielsen Company and the Natural Marketing Institute have unveiled results connecting green consumers attitudes to their shopping behavior. The analysis was presented at Nielsen...

Articles 2009-06-08

Capitalising on the wine craze

DENISE the Wine Shop started its operations in Malaysia in 1998. After starting a chain of over 16 stores, David Lim, its founder, branched out to Singapore in August 2006. Within a short span of six months, he established 10 outlets and by end 2007, he would have increased this...

Articles 2008-12-01

Passion for nature: two nature lovers made a business out of what they enjoy doing. Bee Choo and Morten run an outlet selling books, gifts, and souvenirs. They have gone into nature publishing as well

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] NESTLING next to the gushing waterfalls and foliage of the Singapore Botanic Gardens Visitor Centre is a shop specialising in nature books and merchandise. The shop is owned and managed by a husband and wife team, Morten Strange and Ng Bee Choo. As a...

Articles 2008-12-01

The passing of the mama stalls

THE CONVENIENCE stalls that were found along five-foot ways and under staircases of shop houses are a dying breed. Fondly called Mama stalls, they are run by Indian "uncles" who managed to make a living selling everything from condoms to toy xylophones. They are sure to have the daily newspapers...

Articles 2008-12-01

Killing machine

I found myself chuckling reading Mike's article on his fun with airsoft guns (Shooting Iron, Jan/Feb 2008). I too thought at the age of 56 I had grown out of playing with toys till one day I was working in my shop and a pesky horsefly was bugging me. I...

Articles 2008-07-01

The dark side

For years I've been firmly in the auto camp, barely tolerating pictures of wheel guns on your pages and lamenting them taking up space at my favorite local gun shop. Oh, what a happy life I was enjoying. Then, one dark and stormy day the mailman leaves the latest issue...

Articles 2008-07-01

Classic movie hats

From Baron California Hats In the Old West, it is said you could tell where hombres came from by the style of their hats. Today, you can tell a person's favorite movies by the kind of hat they sport. This is especially true if Baron California Hats is...

Articles 2008-07-01

XD custom

It's no mystery l am taken with the Springfield XD. It has proven to be a stout defensive handgun and the sales of the newest .45 caliber versions are rocketing and without a doubt giving all the like polymer pistols a definite run for their money. To add...

Articles 2008-07-01

Beretta's: new police pistol incentive

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] So, let's say you're in the gun store or the cop shop, ready to purchase a new off duty weapon. You've decided on a polymer frame .40 compact. You have it narrowed down to, in alphabetical order, a Beretta Px4-C, a Glock 23, a SIG-pro 2340,...

Articles 2008-07-01

The sixguns of Brian Cosby

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Last summer when several people complained on Web sites they simply could not find any old Ruger Blackhawk .357s for conversions, I checked two local gun shops and found each one had two Old Model .357 Blackhawks. They were in excellent condition, with all of them...

Articles 2008-07-01

Custom 9MM

Fletcher Custom Pistols Fletcher Custom Pistols, LLC is a one men custom shop dedicated to providing quality custom work on 1911s, Browning Hi-Powers end Smith and Wessan revolvers. Catering to individual needs for concealed curry and defensive pistol competition, meticulous hand craftsmanship is built into every detail such...

Articles 2008-07-01

Parents find purpose in their pain: our children didn't die in vain

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Blair Holt was riding the bus on his way home from school. Willie Williams III was leaving a movie theater at a popular shopping mall. Siretha White was attending her birthday party at her aunt's home. All three, under the age of 21, died...

Articles 2008-07-01

Dangerous technology

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] THE CHIEF sets his riders up proper. He sends out pre-gripped boards, mounting hardware, and wax in every box. No more sessions ending because you can't find a sheet of grip after midnight. He also sets the van up pretty sweet. DVD players in the headrests,...

Articles 2008-07-01

Wipe out

Festivities ran at an all-time high as the Log Shop in Pacifica unveiled their new, 60-foot wide "mini"-ramp. Raven Tershay and other NorCal notables were so inspired by the new Skatelite monstrosity that a seven-hour shred clinic ensued. Mr Fab and the Hubba crew held down the musical machinations as...

Articles 2008-07-01

A cosy club that continues to set its own rules

LEADING ARTICLE PARLIAMENT The long list of recommendations unveiled yesterday by the House of Commons Members Estimate Committee was clearly designed to give the impression that the parliamentary stables are finally being swept out. One proposal that has already grabbed headlines is for...

Articles 2008-06-26